What is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)?
The Short Answer ACT is a scientifically-based therapy that uses mind/body and mindfulness techniques and creative exercises to promote a fundamental shift in how you experience troublesome thoughts, feelings, and memories. Using ACT, we can empower you to change by ending your struggle with uncontrollable private reactions and helping you take action in valued areas of life. The Long Answer Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, more commonly known as ACT (said as the word “act”), is an innovative form of psychotherapy that has grown from the same roots and traditions as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). ACT has built upon both the strengths and the weaknesses of modern CBT. As described above, the original cognitive theorists parted ways with traditional behaviorists partly due to difficulties in developing an adequate behavioral account of human language and cognition. While this departure produced many effective therapies, it also marked a shift away from the basic behavioral science
